MACC workshops

Midwest Art Conservation Center (MACC) workshops

After a Disaster: Saving and Salvaging Collection Materials and
Artifacts
Deadwood Historic Preservation Symposium
Deadwood, SD
May 14, 2010
9am - 4pm

    This hands-on workshop will focus on post-disaster recovery
    strategies and salvage operations for various types of
    institutions including libraries, museums, visitor centers, and
    archival repositories.  Register for this special Symposium
    sponsored workshop with the Deadwood Historic Preservation
    Office at 605-578-2082.

Preparing for a Disaster: Conducting an Institutional Risk
Assessment

    During this 1-day workshop, participants will learn how to
    conduct an institutional and collections risk analysis for both
    natural and man-made disasters. For more details and
    registration information, see

    <URL:http://www.preserveart.org/workshops.html#riskassessment>

        Plains Art Museum
        Fargo, ND
        June 7, 2010

        Goodhue County Historical Society
        Red Wing, MN
        June 21, 2010

        Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center
        Superior, WI
        June 28, 2010

        Monday, July 12, 2010
        MacNider Art Museum
        Mason City, IA

Introduction to Cleaning Museum Artifacts: What's Right and What's
Wrong

    This  1-day workshop is designed for collections staff with
    little or no conservation training. For more details and
    registration information, see
    <URL:http://www.preserveart.org/
        workshops.html#cleaningartifacts>

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        Chazen Museum of Art
        Madison, WI
        July 19, 2010
        9:30 - 4:30

        Danish Immigrant Museum
        Elkhorn, IA
        July 26, 2010

        North Dakota Governor's Conference
        State Historical Society of North Dakota
        Bismarck, ND
        October 29, 2010

The Research and Writing of a Long Range Conservation Plan

    This 2-day workshop will assist participants in developing and
    writing a Long Range Conservation Plan, a tool that defines
    institutional preservation and conservation goals for a 5- to
    10-year period. For more details and registration information,
    see

    <URL:http://www.preserveart.org/workshops.html#longrange>

        August 23-24, 2010
        American Swedish Institute
        Minneapolis, MN

        South Dakota Art Museum
        Brookings, SD
        October 25-26, 2010


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